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DXY was firm last night:   AUD was too:Oil and Gold tumbled:Base metals were firm:Big miners (LON:GLEN) were hit by iron ore. The entire segment ex-GLEN is now an iron ore play:EM stocks...

DXY is up and away again:   AUD sagged:Oil and gold up:Base metals were mixed:Big miners (LON:GLEN) too:EM stocks (NYSE:EEM) are headed for a retest of the lows:Junk (NYSE:HYG) is screaming...

The head of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, James Bullard, is a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee this year and he wants policymakers to raise the Fed’s key interest rate by...

Global markets A hot U.S. consumer inflation report and fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine dominated market sentiment last week, resulting in global equities retreating after bouncing back over...

DXY was up Friday night as EUR fell:   AUD fell with EUR:Oil and Gold Futures took off on Ukraine fears:Copper Futures were hit:Big miners (LON:GLEN) too:EM stocks (NYSE:EEM) were bashed:EM and...

Inflation data blew past expectations, pressuring Fed to increase tightening The US warns of retaliation if Russia invades Ukraine With the same risk themes still in play, along with the added...

DXY was stable last night as markets await US CPI data:   The AUD flew anyway:Oil is taking a breather. It has run very hard:Not so the wider commodity bid which resumed its hysteria:Not miners...

Easing yields boost US futures Tech shares lift European stocks Asia jumps with Alibaba Key EventsOn Wednesday, US yields slipped, providing more runway for US futures on the Dow Jones, S&P 500,...

The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Confidence Index continued its downward slide in February spurred on by increased pressures on family finances.Off the back of a dip in January, The...

DXY was firm last night:   As was AUD:Oil was hit by a prospective Iran deal:Base metals eased:Big miners (LON:GLEN) powered on:EM stocks (NYSE:EEM) were OK:Junk (NYSE:HYG) is still screaming...

CBA's household spending index fell 10% to 103.8 in January, with the biggest declines seen in spending on retail, entertainment and household services.The CommBank HSI index is based on consumer...

DXY was stable last night and EUR eased:   The AUD recovered some poise:Oil is still crazy:The commodities crazy bid lives:Big miners took off. Everybody but (LON:GLEN) is little more than an...

Monetary policy is currently operating at three speeds. The highest gear is being driven by the Bank of England, which on Thursday raised its key rate by a quarter-point for the second meeting in a...

DXY was only firm Friday night amid tearaway US jobs numbers as markets get excited about the possibility of largely irrelevant ECB tightening:   But that couldn’t save the AUD which was...